Tazewell, VA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BURKES GARDEN, VA US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Tazewell has an annual average temperature of 49.4°F with about 47.6 inches of precipitation per year and 46.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 78.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.9°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.72 in) and November the driest (2.96 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,760
Cooling need
138

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

28 of 366 (7.7%) of Tazewell's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1890s
16
1900s
17
1910s
19
1920s
41
1930s
91
1940s
42
1950s
17
1960s
10
1970s
19
1980s
22
1990s
21
2000s
18
2010s
20
2020s
13

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 39.3°F 20.9°F 30.1°F 3.98 in 13.2 in 15
February 42.4°F 22.9°F 32.6°F 3.67 in 11.4 in 13
March 50.4°F 29.0°F 39.7°F 4.42 in 9.1 in 14
April 61.2°F 37.1°F 49.1°F 4.05 in 1.3 in 13
May 68.9°F 45.6°F 57.2°F 4.72 in 16
June 75.6°F 53.7°F 64.7°F 4.27 in 15
July 78.8°F 57.3°F 68.0°F 4.62 in 16
August 77.5°F 55.6°F 66.6°F 4.03 in 14
September 72.8°F 48.9°F 60.9°F 3.64 in 11
October 62.6°F 37.8°F 50.2°F 3.16 in 0.6 in 11
November 51.7°F 28.5°F 40.1°F 2.96 in 2.2 in 10
December 42.9°F 23.9°F 33.4°F 4.05 in 9.1 in 14

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